Captivating Your Online Learner with Engaging Course Visuals: 7 Easy Principles

In an online environment, keeping your audience's attention and focus on the critical concepts can be a challenge. Visuals are one of the most powerful ways to engage online learners, especially those from the upcoming generations. We will discuss how the visual design quality of course materials impacts student learning and describe seven simple design techniques that educators can use to create clean, clear, and uncluttered visuals.

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